Soldier&#39;s chair.



l`-Beit known that L'Joznr p a citizen of Russia, residing at Hamtramck,

fJozEr. veHivIiELEWsK-I, yor `HAivrrnalvicir, MICHIGAN, AssIeNoR Sor v lJAN aATKosKI,or-HAMTRAMGK,MICHIGAN.a?! 1 To all-whom t may'coneem': j

CHMIELEWSKI,

in the county of Wayne and `State of Michigan, have inventedcertain new 4and use ful Improvements in Soldiers Chairs, 'ofkwhich the'followingis' aspecication. fr The primary object ofthe present 1nventionl'is' a chair adapted for use by soldiers when taking observations, the'structure also being` convertible intol a serviceabley bed or 1 A furthe'rjobject-of the device vis the provisionof a combinedtormfoi'-l a soldiersfseat bed an'd'- a=fchair are provided in .a unitary devicercadily'arranged for use `as achair and a/convertible extension bed, whereby a or as a bed wherever desired.

A'still Vfurther'object of'theinventionis `kr a back-'rest and convertible into a foldable to` provide? a'nn elevated resilient seat having spring bed structure,thetfdeviee possessing {great strength and: durability. l 1- Inthe fdrawings formlngiai part of this V application,` and in which' like .reference characters reifer yto corresponding parts throughout the' -Vseyeral"yiews,

' Figure lis a Sideelevation of the 'device ranged asalbedpartiallyextended and a portion of the seat broken away,` n

Fig. 4 isv an e'nlargeclt detail/perspective or base 12 secured thereto while the sections 13 being of the smallest diameter are provided with a cushion 14 at the opposite end of the device.

Intermediate rail sections 15 and 16 are provided with the sections 16 telescoping within the sections 15 while the sections 13 telescope within the sections 15 and the sections 15 telescope within the sections 11 as soLDI'Izns CHAIR.

`speci,ieatimi ofvLetters Patenti l ON IEE-FOURTH TO -Appnation-ieam1gust13,1917. Iserial ivo; 185910."

"bestfi'llustratedfin Fig.-l 2k of-thedrawings. f The-sections.11,15and 16 arearrangedwith `spring catches p17v adjacent thein'recelving ends, the said catches having springportions 18 and straight portions 19, the latter adapted for, seatingwithinV transverse grooves such as 20 arranged in the outer lsldeso thejsections y15, 16. andl 13 and adapted for the reception oi the sprino` portions 19 when th'e'sfection's are in their iolded Ioruniioldedrelations;l i

` A"When'the device isset upas'a'chair, the

`sections "11 land 15 areextended with `the latch connections 17 therebetween in their lockedV positionsl while the other "sectionsv 15,'V /16fand18 are'in'their closed arrangements. 1 A spring 'seatEv .21- is hinged as' at" 22 Yto a crossv bar23 carried by the sectionsll and is provided -with a; hinged brace 24 centrally lconnecting: thev 1bott-onii 'fof the seat I 21`- with Aaicrossbar-25o`fithe sections 11.` Afhin'ged struty 26 in the form Aof ia' frame ishinged as at 27 toa cross jpieoe* 285 at'vthe -free Send' of the `cushion` 1412 whereby f asv will be apparent .from Figsy-l and r2 Toi" 'the drawings, [the de VVvice maybe yreadily set-upl as a chair' with n the side'vrail's 10 `in their vertical'positions uponithe base 12l and 'with' the strut 26 in- -clined rearwardly thereof preventingA the .chair'gfrom3 tipping: rearwardly.v At 'su'chA times, the brace 24 will be extended-and the Y- seat 21 horizontallyarranged,` with the sections 11 and 15 projected and locked in kposition 'by the latches17 'f' view of a side portion of the device showing-` -When it is desired to employ the device as a bed or cot, the brace 24C is folded inwardly bringing the seat 21 adjacent the side rails 10 while the sections 15 are slid within the sections 11. The sections 13 are then moved outwardly of the sections 16 while the sections 16 are moved outwardly of the sections 15 thereby extending the canvas or flexible bed bottom 28 which is attached between the inner end of the cushion 14 and a cross bar 29 carried by the sections 15r adjacent the hinge bar 23 thereof. A curved supporting bar 30 may be arranged between the sections 16 if desired outwardly of the canvas 28 for assisting in supporting the canvas as well as for bracing the sections 16. The side rails 10 being positioned horizontally, the base 12 becomes the foot of the bed while the strut 26 is moved upon its hinge 31 for employing the shorter section 32 thereof as a support for the head portion of the bed, this portion being provided with the cushion 14.

A serviceable device that is foldable into compact form when not desired for use is arranged which may be readily set up as a chair for employing the seat 21, at which times the cushion 14 constitutes the back of l the seat; the structure may be readily converted into a bed the canvas 28 constituting the mattress, and the cushion 14 serving as a head rest or pillow. The device may be used in a slightly diiferent manner if desired by using vthe device as a seat with the sections 13 and 16 projected and dispensingwith the use of the strut 26.

What I claim as new is 1. A combined chair and bed comprising telescoping side rails having a supporting base at one end and `a cushion at its opposite end, an adjustable support for the device at the cushion end thereof, and a combined foot for the bed and seat member hingedly arranged intermediate the said cushion and base.

2. A combined chair andbed' comprising telescoping side rails having a supporting base at one end and a cushion at the opposite end, an adjustable support for the device at the cushion end thereof, a combined foot for the bed and seat member hingedly arranged intermediate the said cushion and base, the telescoping sections of the side rails-being of different diameters, locking latches between the said sections adapted for retaining the same in their adjusted positions, and a flexible bed bottom connected between the inner end of the cushion and the rail sections upon which the said seat is hinged.

3. A device of the class described comprising a chair-bed having a supporting base, rail sections secured to the said base, a spanning bar for the said sections, an inter- Copies of this patent may be obtained for mediate pair of rail sections telescoping within the said base sections thereof, a supporting seat hinged to the said intermediate sections, a'supporting brace hinged between the said seat and said bar, telescoping end rail sections carried by said intermediate sections, a cushion arranged at the free end of said end sections, and an adjustable supporting strut hinged to the free end of the said cushion.

4. A device of the classl described co1nprising a chair-bed having a supportingbase, rail sections secured tothe said base, a spanning bar for the saidvsections, van intermediate pair of rail sections telescoping within 'the said base sections thereof, a supporting seat hinged to the said intermediate sections, a supporting brace hinged between the said seat and said bar, end rail sections telescoping with each other and with the said intermediate sections, a cushion secured at the free end of said end sections, a flexible bed bottom connected between the saidr cushion and said intermediate sections, locking means between the said sections when either extended or retracted, and an adjustable hinged strut arranged adjacent the outer end of the cushion. v

5. A chair-bed comprising a combined foot-board for the bed yand a supporting-base for the chair, telescoping rail sectionsy carried thereby, a cushion at the opposite ends of said rail` sectionsl from the said base adapted as a pillow for the bed and a back rest for the chair, a hinged supporting memv ber for either the bed or chair hinged adjacent the said cushion, a chair seat, and a bed bottom.y hinged at their inner sides to adjacent points upon the same sections of rails and operatively supported by the rails.,`

In testimony whereof I aiX my signature.

JOZEF l CHMELEWSKI.

five cents each,v by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

